Water supply is one of the most critical tasks to address on the fireground. Effective water supply operations not only provide the needed volume of water for the current operation, but they also need to support the flow requirements for escalating incidents. The operator of the supply pumper must think proactively:
Do you want to be an operator who knows what to do when more is needed?
Do you want to be the operator with an impeccable reputation?
Do you want to be the operator everyone looks to for answers?
The information in this book is the culmination of institutional knowledge, real-world experience, and lessons learned. Its goal is to provide readers with a thorough understanding of advanced water supply tactics.
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-59370-594-7 (9781593705947)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Andy Soccodato has served in the fire service since 2006 in both career and volunteer agencies that covered both rural and urban communities. Nine years of his career were spent as a firefighter and driver/operator for the Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department. Soccodato currently works as a full time Fire Instructor II at the Tennessee State Fire Academy, where he oversees the driver/pump and aerial programs. Soccodato is a member of the Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment Magazine editorial advisory board and has presented at FDIC. He is also the owner of The Water Thieves, LLC, a business that specializes in delivering street-smart driver/pump operator courses.
Foreword by Taylor Goodman
Preface
Introduction
1. Components of Modern Pumping Apparatus
Centrifugal Fire Pumps
The Intake Side of the Pump
The Discharge Side of the Pump
Automatic Pressure Control Devices
Study Questions
2. Hydraulics for the Supply Pumper
The Master Equation
Fireground Friction Loss Methods for Supply Operations
Determining Discharge Appliance Loss and Maximum Flow Rates
Study Questions
3. Principles of Supply Operations
Positioning the Supply Pumper
The Fast Water Process for Initial Operations
Relay Pumping Operations
Tandem Pumping Operations
Dual Pumping/Intake-to-Intake Operations
Study Questions
4. Drafting Operations
Drafting Physics
Conventional Drafting
Alternative Drafting Methods
Multiple Intake Drafting
Study Questions
5. Dump Site Operations
Delivering Water to the Rural Fire Scene
Dump Site Considerations
Study Questions
6. Fill Site Operations
Overcoming Access Issues
Determining the Adequacy of the Source
Shallow Water Sources
Fire Hydrants as Fill Sites
Fill Site Layouts
Determining the Needed Number of Tenders
Large-Scale Fill Site Operations
Study Questions
7. Hydrant Operations
Rated Flow Capacities of Fire Hydrants
Heavy Hydrant Hookups
Four-Way Hydrant Valve Operations
Other Advanced Hydrant Operations
Study Questions
8. Water Supply for Aerial Apparatus
Types of Aerial Apparatus
Options for Supplying Aerial Apparatus
Flowing Water from the Aerial Device
Study Questions
9. Large Flow Operations and Tactics
Parallel Supply Line Operations
High-Volume Series Pumping Operations
Aboveground Looped Systems
Supplementing Municipal Water Supplies
Study Questions
Appendix A?Answers to Study Questions
Appendix B?Source Volumes
Notes
Index
